97.3% of residents of Ash Flat speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 42% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 8 (0.8%)
(62.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Percentage of workers working in this county: 75.3%Number of people working at home: 12 (3.8% of all workers)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 251 (79%)

Carpooled: 39 (12%)

Walked: 12 (4%)

Other means: 2 (1%)

Worked at home: 12 (4%)

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 220

German: 138

Other groups: 100

Irish: 98

English: 37

French (except Basque): 27

Italian: 22

Dutch: 12

Scotch-Irish: 12

Polish: 8

Scottish: 5

Swedish: 5

Czech: 4

Norwegian: 3

Subsaharan African:: 3

South African: 3

Welsh: 3

Ukrainian: 2

British: 1

French Canadian: 1

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

38%Germany

38%South Africa

25%Canada

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 574

Northeast: 15

Midwest: 211

South: 121

West: 104

56% of Ash Flat residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Arkansas.